Brisbane fullback Reece Walsh will add composure and smarts to his brilliant skill set in a sign of his growing maturity.
That is the view of Broncos hooker Billy Walters ahead of Walsh's first hit-out for 2025 in the trial against Canterbury on Saturday in Redcliffe.
Walsh, 22, only played 14 NRL games last year due to a fractured cheek, concussion and a broken hand.
As a result he struggled to gain any continuity in his play. The Broncos were below par as a team and Walsh, when he did...
By all reports Shibasaki has been killing it this pre-season so this is reward for that, a chance for him to show he should be in the starting side.
I still think Mariner gets the centre spot though.
Brisbane giant Ben Te Kura has won over fellow prop Payne Haas and made an early statement about his desire to win a bench spot for round one.
The 20-year-old, who stands at a whopping 205cm, is not the only front-rower giving coach Michael Maguire a big call to make about his bench for the March 6 clash with Sydney Roosters.
Maori All Stars behemoth Xavier Willison, 22, and 35-year-old former New Zealand international Martin Taupau have also impressed in the pre-season.
Te Kura, who...